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Books i would recommend

Ain’t I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism (1981) by bell hooks is a book I have read myself and would highly recommend not just as a feminist but as a great critique on the intersectionality of race, gender, and class when it comes to being a black woman. She examines how black women are marginalised in both the feminism and civil rights movements as they are unable to see that black women are affected by both. The early feminist movements were aimed at middle to upper-class white women, failing to address the concerns of black women who, at the time, were likely to be of a lower class as well as women. The same goes for the civil rights movement, as it has time and time again neglected black women in the conversation, reinforcing patriarchal views.

I think it provides great further reading on this subject of intersectionality, trying to uplift black women's voices in discourse around race and gender. She maintains that these systems of oppression overlap and we cannot turn a blind eye to the damaging effects they have on not just black women but class issues, race, and gender.

Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall (2020). I thought i would also include temporary writings as some relate to these more. This is a collection of essays where Kendall asserts that modern feminism ignores marginalised groups and specifically black women of the lower class. She judges the 'white feminism' that centers around body hair and the right to wear what women like as they come from a privileged point of view and are mundane in comparison to women experiencing violence. What I find interesting is that she centres it around her own experience as a black woman, and you can note how a lot of the issues in 'Ain't I a Woman' are still prevalent today, which is sadening. She wants to pursue real justice and transformative feminism, and genuine inclusion for those who have been left out in discourse for too long.

Ted talks

If books are not your thing, check out these TED talks on intersectionality, or use these as a stepping stone to start your academic journey if you're new to this subject matter.

Intersectionality: Feminism Wasn't Made for Black Women | Ephrata Tesfaye | TEDxYouth@MaristSchool c

The Dangers of Western Feminism to African Women | Elma Akob | TEDxUniversityofPretoria

On Black Lives Matter, intersectionality and race | Anna Deveare Smith

Not that I'm sponsored by TED talks, but I still am going to comment on how good they are, as they give an insight into different modern writers' thoughts on modern-day issues. They are often from experience, and I think it's important to elevate people's testimonies. These touch on intersecting features of oppression, eg, class, race, and gender, providing analysis of why they intersect and some historical context also.

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